Film
The Skinny magazine film guide. We bring you the latest new releases, UK film festivals, previews, reviews, exclusive interviews with film directors and actors, opinion pieces and film features.
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FestivalsEdinburgh Film Festival: The 2018 programme
Rob Brydon and Anna Paquin are among the stars heading to Edinburgh for the 72nd edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival, along with 121 new feature films from 48 countries across the globe Read more »| 23 May 2018 -
FestivalsEdinburgh Film Festival 2018: 10 films to see
Our film editor picks ten of the most interesting films to look out for at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival (20 June - 1 July) Read more »| 23 May 2018 -
FestivalsDogman
Matteo Garrone returns to the milieu of Gomorrah with the tense, brutal and tragic crime film Dogman Read more »| 22 May 2018 -
FestivalsCapernaum
Tearjerking drama from Lebanon centred on a knockout performance from 13-year-old Zain Al Rafeea Read more »| 22 May 2018 -
FestivalsCannes 2018: The Best Films
Fewer stars and fresher filmmaking talent, this year’s Cannes was all about trying to break free of the past and moving towards a brighter future – but the festival is not there yet Read more »| 21 May 2018 -
New ReleasesZama
Argentinian maestro Lucrecia Martel returns with period film Zama in which she creates a vivid world that's both sensuous and unbearable Read more »| 21 May 2018
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New ReleasesDeadpool 2
Ryan Reynolds' sarcastic superhero return is an improvement on the original, but it's still nowhere near as subversive as it thinks it is Read more »| 18 May 2018 -
FestivalsUnder the Silver Lake
David Robert Mitchell pays homage to Chinatown, Inherent Vice and The Big Lebowski with Under the Silver Lake, but the resulting film following Andrew Garfield's stoner detective is a sprawling slog Read more »| 17 May 2018 -
New ReleasesSolo: A Star Wars Story
Solo: A Star Wars Story is hardly revolutionary – it's no Last Jedi – but its high-spirited adventure reminds us why we all fell in love with Star Wars in the first place Read more »| 17 May 2018 -
InterviewsArgentinean auteur Lucrecia Martel on Zama
A decade on from her discombobulating masterpiece The Headless Woman, Lucrecia Martel is back with Zama. The Argentinean director discusses the art of adaptation and the importance of sound in her films Read more »| 16 May 2018 -
NewsRami Malek looks the part in Bohemian Rhapsody trailer
Rami Malek IS Sacha Baron Cohen AS Freddie Mercury in a film about Queen Read more »| 15 May 2018 -
FestivalsAlchemy Film & Moving Image Festival: 2018 Report
From a celebration of Super8 to a tribute to Jan Švankmajer, we look back at the highlights from this year's Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival Read more »| 15 May 2018 -
FestivalsEdinburgh International Film Festival: The Scottish talent
Two new films from Mark Cousins and the debut feature from Rachel Maclean are among the highlights of local talent featured in this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival Read more »| 15 May 2018 -
New ReleaseseXistenZ
David Cronenberg's self-reflexive dive into virtual reality gaming makes its debut on Blu-ray Read more »| 14 May 2018 -
FestivalsCold War
Ida director Paweł Pawlikowski delivers a stylish love story set during the early years of the Cold War Read more »| 11 May 2018